Booster K1 vs PNDbotics Adam Lite
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Booster K1 is 65 cm shorter (95 vs 160 cm) and 40.5 kg lighter (19.5 vs 60 kg) than Adam Lite. Booster K1 has 3 fewer degrees of freedom (22 vs 25) than Adam Lite. Openness score: Booster K1 30, Adam Lite 20 (of 100); only Booster K1 publishes SW. Availability for both: buy.
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Side by side
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|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | Booster Robotics | PNDbotics | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status | Active | Active | |
| Availability | Buy | Buy | |
| Country | China | China | |
| Year (differs) | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 95cm | 160cm | −65 cm (-41%) |
| Mass (differs) | 19.5kg | 60kg | −40.5 kg (-67%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 22 | 25 | −3 (-12%) |
| Payload | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime | 40min | —unsourced | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price | 4,999USD | —unsourced | |
| Actuators (differs) | Dual-encoder actuators | quasi-direct-drive actuators | |
| Compute | NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 8GB (117 TOPS) base; up to 200 TOPS tier | —unsourced | |
| Sensors | RGB-D camera, 9-axis IMU, microphone array | —unsourced | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 30/ 100 | 20/ 100 | +10 |
| CAD (25) | not public | not public | |
| Bill of materials (20) | not public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) | public | public | |
| Firmware (15) | not public | not public | |
| Software (10) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Trained policies (10) | not public | not public | |
| Verification level (differs) | L1 | L2 | |
| Sources (differs) | 2 | 4 | |
| Last checked | 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-24 | |
A dash is an unsourced figure, not zero. Sources for each robot are listed on its spec sheet: Booster K1, Adam Lite.
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